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Big Labor gives Obama, Democrats big cold shoulder with alternate convention
Daily Caller ^ | July 12, 2012 | Michelle Fields

Posted on 07/12/2012 2:20:17 PM PDT by Zakeet

AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka said Thursday that his union will not be at the Democratic convention, “do[es] not intend to put any money into the convention” and will be hosting its own convention — without Obama.

Speaking in Washington, D.C., Trumka said the labor group “will not be doing extravagant events” at this year’s convention like “we’ve done in the past.”

Instead of giving money to the Obama campaign and Democrats they are focusing on their own event that rivals the Democratic convention. The event, called “Workers Stand for America” will be held on August 11 in Philadelphia.

“We will be having a bigger on the ground effort than we have ever had in the past” said Trumka. “This time around, unlike in past elections, we’ll be able to talk to non-union workers. So not only will we be educating, mobilizing, and getting out the vote of unions … we’ll also be talking to non-union workers”

(Excerpt) Read more at dailycaller.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Front Page News; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Pennsylvania
KEYWORDS: aflcio; convention; labor; trumka

We’ll going to be more aggressive with friends and foes in the next election ... and a little less, let’s say, understanding ... and if the Rats and you Right-Wingers don't give us what we want, we'll bust your knee caps!

1 posted on 07/12/2012 2:20:24 PM PDT by Zakeet
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To: Zakeet

I can't be the only one who's noticed this freaky resemblence.

2 posted on 07/12/2012 2:26:36 PM PDT by workerbee (June 28, 2012 -- 9/11 From Within)
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To: Zakeet

Aha, suckers. What did they think?

No pimp likes a well educated worker... When it is about control, destroy destroy destroy. The guy who wants to save the juicy girl gets attacked... and Trumka is acting stupid and proud juicy girly.


3 posted on 07/12/2012 2:29:09 PM PDT by JudgemAll (Democrats Fed. job-security Whorocracy & hate:hypocrites must be gay like us or be tested/crucified)
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To: workerbee

Stalin’s a bit less thuggish than Trumka, but yeah, pretty close resemblance.


4 posted on 07/12/2012 2:29:45 PM PDT by Nervous Tick (Trust in God, but row away from the rocks!)
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To: Zakeet
If they have it at the Philly Convention Center, any attending “non-union workers” will likely have a union shadow.
5 posted on 07/12/2012 2:32:24 PM PDT by Tex-Con-Man (T. Coddington Van Voorhees VII 2012 - "Together, I Shall Ride You To Victory")
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To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Berosus; bigheadfred; Bockscar; ColdOne; Convert from ECUSA; ...

Thanks Zakeet. Some people are alive because it’s...


6 posted on 07/12/2012 2:32:40 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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To: Zakeet

So the unions are bailing on Obama? Must be why he’s begging so hard for money!!


7 posted on 07/12/2012 2:35:43 PM PDT by Spirit of Liberty (http://www.honorflight.org)
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To: Zakeet; workerbee

Trumpka is a self-avowed communist. So is Leo Gerard, the Canadian who is President of the International Steelworkers Union.

The International Longshore and Warehouse Union is also headed up by communists, as was demonstrated two weeks ago at the criminal trial of one of the ILWU Local’s Presidents, Robert McEllsrath, in Longveiw, WA.

Supporters from across the nation showed up at the Cowlitz County Hall of Justice, and displayed banners and placards with communist slogans and by-words prominent among the sentiments. Younger folks weren’t aware of the phrases or their meanings, but having been in the military during the Cold War, I recognized the terms.

A good source for more information:

Labor Union Report
http://www.laborunionreport.com/portal/index.php?s=ILWU


8 posted on 07/12/2012 2:38:54 PM PDT by SatinDoll
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We’ll see.....

It is not as if moooooslems or communists never put out misinformation before....


9 posted on 07/12/2012 2:55:40 PM PDT by Sir Napsalot (Pravda + Useful Idiots = CCCP; JournOList + Useful Idiots = DopeyChangey!)
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10 posted on 07/12/2012 3:37:26 PM PDT by randita
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To: Zakeet

Why are all these guys blubber heads? They always theaten physical violence?


11 posted on 07/12/2012 3:39:34 PM PDT by Leep (Enemy of the StatistI)
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To: Zakeet

I guess the AFLCIO convention is going to be held at the Moscow Hilton.

Caviar and prostitutes for all, comrades.


12 posted on 07/12/2012 4:56:42 PM PDT by MadMax, the Grinning Reaper
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To: Zakeet

“Big Labor” equals the Communist Party. The commies are having their own convention this year and they will understand the absence of party members who attend the DNC’s Socialist party convention. George Soros, Bill Gates, and the Google and Facebook executives will split their time and money between the two conventions of chaos and evil.


13 posted on 07/12/2012 5:34:37 PM PDT by SaraJohnson
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To: Zakeet

Oh, brother. What’s the point in that? Trumka is an ignorant thug.


14 posted on 07/12/2012 7:36:13 PM PDT by llandres (Forget the "New America" - restore the original one!!!)
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To: Spirit of Liberty

“So the unions are bailing on Obama? Must be why he’s begging so hard for money!!”

Don’t believe it. He’ll have the same groups supporting he always had. They’re sure as heck NOT gonna vote for Mittens!!!


15 posted on 07/12/2012 7:42:33 PM PDT by llandres (Forget the "New America" - restore the original one!!!)
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To: Spirit of Liberty

“So the unions are bailing on Obama? Must be why he’s begging so hard for money!!”

Don’t believe it. He’ll have the same groups supporting him that he always had. They’re sure as heck NOT gonna vote for Mittens!!!


16 posted on 07/12/2012 7:46:58 PM PDT by llandres (Forget the "New America" - restore the original one!!!)
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To: Zakeet

I’m sure Stalin is a huge idol of Trumka.


17 posted on 07/12/2012 8:29:27 PM PDT by VeniVidiVici (Congrats to Ted Kennedy! He's been sober for two years now!!)
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To: Zakeet
"So not only will we be educating, mobilizing, and getting out the vote of unions … we’ll also be talking to non-union workers”

With baseball bat in hand. Uh oh. "Non-union workers" better head for the hills.

18 posted on 07/12/2012 9:55:40 PM PDT by hsalaw
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To: Zakeet

This is the same TRUMPKA that said, “THE PUBLIC IS BEING DELUDED BY CONSERVATIVES’ USE OF THE WORD “FREEDOM”. Let’s see, what does TRUMPKA think freedom means? Does he mean that FREEDOM only means that the masses are free to join the UNION? And if they choose not to join, he will take that freedon away? Why has the lamestream media asked TRUMPKA to explain himself, when he made that statement. I dunno, maybe the lamestream media thinks the same way as Trumpka?


19 posted on 07/12/2012 11:33:02 PM PDT by gingerbread
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This is nothing but show. These criminals will vote 99% for Idi obama.


20 posted on 07/13/2012 7:08:12 AM PDT by Neoliberalnot (Marxism works well only with the uneducated and the unarmed.)
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